KZN flood death toll climbs to 253 – Health MEC

KWAZULU-NATAL Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane said on Wednesday that the death toll from the floods in KZN has now risen to 253.

Heavy downpours have been battering KwaZulu-Natal province since the weekend, triggering flash floods that swept away bridges, homes, vehicles, and roads and causing significant infrastructural damage. 

Communities adjacent to rivers are being warned to relocate immediately.

President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the province on Wednesday and told the people of KwaZulu-Natal that government will intervene to help families affected by the floods.

Ramaphosa is expected to visit at least five more communities in eThekwini to assess the damage and to offer support.

Speaking to the residents of Clermont in eThekweni Municipality, where he visited a family that has lost four children after a wall fell on their home during the floods, the President said government will provide aid and relief to those who have been affected.

“I wanted to visit